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Tomb of the Unknown Soldier United States For deceased U.S. service members whose remains have not been identified Unveiled 11 November 1921 ; 103 years ago (11 November 1921) Location 38°52′35″N 77°04′20″W / 38.87639°N 77.07222°W / 38.87639; -77.07222 Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia HERE RESTS IN HONORED GLORY AN AMERICAN SOLDIER KNOWN BUT TO GOD The Tomb of ...
The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at the base of the location. Bolivia: Monumento al Soldado Desconocido: La Paz: The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, center piece of the location. [citation needed] Brazil: Monument to the dead of World War II, Flamengo Park: Rio de Janeiro: The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier on the monument's platform.
The U.S. Government had the idea of creating the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and of a "Known Soldier" in Arlington National Cemetery to honor World War I soldiers. Graves was chosen for "America's Known Soldier" by a blindfolded sailor who picked Graves' name from an American soldier remains list, but his mother objected to his burial at Arlington.
Biden placed a wreath of flowers at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in a solemn ceremony, where he was accompanied by Vice President Kamala Harris and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin. "We gather at ...
Oct. 6—SELLERSBURG — The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery serves as a memorial to honor unidentified soldiers who died in combat, went missing in action or never ...
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The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier is considered the most hallowed grave at Arlington Cemetery, America's most sacred military cemetery. The tombstone itself, designed by sculptor Thomas Hudson Jones, was not completed until 1932, when it was unveiled bearing the description “Here Rests in Honored Glory an American Soldier Known but to God.”
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